Payroll taxes are a significant element of any business’s tax obligations, representing a crucial and often complex element of your company's financial responsibilities. Ensuring timely and accurate payment of payroll taxes ensures your business operates within legal boundaries and maintains good standing with the IRS. As vital and standard as all of this is, it's easy to get lost in the day-to-day business or Read More
Why a Business Alter Ego Won’t Save You From Trouble with the IRS
Dealing with unpaid employment taxes is often a nightmare for any business owner. You never meant for it to get to this point, but the financial strain, mounting stress, and potential legal repercussions can quickly spiral out of control. As your business falls behind on employment taxes, a cascade of problems ensues: Cash flow interruptions, difficulties in managing receivables, and a barrage of IRS notices. And Read More
The IRS Makes Mistakes Too
Thousands of taxpayers hear from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) every year about mistakes they made when filing. You are given the opportunity to correct these mistakes and remedy your tax situation before penalties make your situation worse. But, what about when the IRS makes mistakes? Ultimately, IRS revenue agents and revenue officers are human. Human error is an element of life of which we are all well Read More
Should You Be Withholding More From Your Paycheck?
What are you currently withholding from your paycheck? Tax withholdings represent the amount of federal income tax taken out of your paycheck each pay period in preparation for your federal tax bill. Most people do the standard withholding to which their employer defaults. Should you consider changing this number? How might that help you down the line? Adjusting Your Tax Withholding Adjusting your Read More
Don’t Get Tripped Up By Forms 433-A and 433-B
Dealing with the IRS can be a pain for even the most seasoned professionals. You want to focus on what matters to yourself, your family, and your business, but the constant back-and-forth over your taxes can slow you down. This is especially true for individuals who end up overwhelmed by their tax debt and are forced into a repayment plan. When the IRS gives you a required monthly payment amount for a repayment Read More
What is the IRS Actually Doing During a Tax Audit?
Some taxpayers find themselves on edge about the potential of an audit from the Internal Revenue Service. Concerns about whether they did their taxes right and how an audit could impact ongoing finances naturally leave some wondering when the IRS might come calling. We want to alleviate some of those concerns and help taxpayers in Washington understand the audit process better. We previously talked about steps to Read More
How You Can Avoid Telling the IRS About Your Finances
The IRS wants what they think is theirs. You want to keep what you think is yours. So, how can those two intentions coexist when what the IRS thinks is theirs and what you think is yours is often the same thing – your money? There are ways to protect your finances and keep them away from the IRS. No, we aren’t talking about tax evasion. We’re talking about legitimate, legal tactics that you can use to protect your Read More
Yes, the IRS Really Can Show Up At Your Door
NOTE: As of July 24, 2023 the Internal Revenue Service ended most unannounced visits to taxpayers by IRS revenue officers. See IRS Announcement. Picture this – There’s a knock at your door. You open up to find an Internal Revenue Service officer standing there asking you about unpaid taxes. What now? This has become a reality for many families now that COVID-19 restrictions have disappeared and IRS officials Read More
Is That Letter You Received From the IRS Legitimate?
Dealing with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can ignite panic in even the calmest individuals. Your money is at stake and plenty of people have had nightmare dealings with the IRS over their taxes. When you receive a letter in the mail claiming to be from the IRS or related to an IRS matter, those panic signals can go off right away. What did I do wrong? Did I forget something in my taxes? Did my tax preparer Read More
Don’t Miss Out on the Employee Retention Tax Credit
If you are a small business owner, you need to know about the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC). It is a refundable tax credit that businesses can claim on qualified wages, including certain health insurance costs, that it paid to employees in 2020 and 2021. The ERC was enacted originally by The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act as an encouragement for small businesses to keep Read More
